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Posted by noa on February 10, 2003, at 17:10:37
They are leaving it a little bit mysterious, no? He definitely mentioned his mother, and I think this is the first time I actually heard him say something specific about his mother's illness, and I took "roommate" at whatever the name of the place he mentioned was, to mean she had been or is in some kind of hospital or residential facility.
He is very quirky and brilliant, with some very amusing sort of oddball interests. So, it could also be that he has bipolar, too. Who knows? Of course, we don't see much of his character in relationships, so there is a lot we don't know about him.
With whom do you think he was speaking on the phone and where do you think he was going afterward? Eames told the captain, "don't ask". I was thinking that maybe he was talking to his mother? Or perhaps his own shrink? If the latter, maybe the "don't ask" is more than just a casual comment---ie could it be hinting at a sort of "don't ask, don't tell" culture in the force about mental illness?
My guess is that is was his mother he spoke to and went to visit, but the way they left that kind of open makes me wonder. I wonder if they will come back to this story line.
What do you think?
Posted by judy1 on February 12, 2003, at 13:51:51
In reply to Law and Order and Mental Illness--Judy, posted by noa on February 10, 2003, at 17:10:37
Hi,
My impression was that he was speaking to his Mom, I don't know why- just a feeling. Did you see the episode where there was a potential suspect with bipolar disorder- he was 'punning' and the detective was keeping right up with him- a very difficult task I'm told by my shrink when I exhibit it- while my shrink will speed up his rate of speech and joke he can't do the rhyming and alliteration that I do when manic. So I guess my point was since he could, I made the conclusion he had bipolar disorder (and he did mention he had lots of experience). I hope they do come back to that story line, I think with the success that ER had they may. take care, judy
Posted by noa on February 12, 2003, at 17:40:31
In reply to Re: Law and Order and Mental Illness--Judy » noa, posted by judy1 on February 12, 2003, at 13:51:51
No, I missed that episode! It is also plausible that he learned to do that growing up with a bipolar mother.
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